Well, I’ve had my OtherInbox for a couple months now, but I haven’t really used it a whole lot. I talked about what it does in an older post, so I won’t rehash that.
I’m going to be perfectly honest right now and confide in you a little secret: I’m lazy. When it comes to my technology, I’m lazy. What I mean is that I don’t want to have to work too hard in order to take advantage of my technology. Not only does it need to be easy to use, but it also needs to be readily available. It needs to keep itself in the brackets of my attention span, otherwise I’ll forget about it. OtherInbox is succumbing to this malady, albeit more slowly than other apps and services.
In order to make use of my OtherInbox, I have to click the button on my bookmark tab, which requires me to actively think about doing it. I’m the one putting forth the effort.
It’s a great service, don’t get me wrong; the concept is nearly brilliant, and the execution has been done well. But until they come out with a Firefox addon perhaps, or maybe an iPhone app, I’m still going to have trouble remembering to check my OtherInbox. Granted, there is a notification service built into it that will send an email to my main address, but doesn’t that just defeat the purpose?
I recommend this site, especially for those less tech-lazy than I am. If you want to give it a try, I think you still need an invitation to the beta. I have some I can hand out so if you’d like one, leave a comment here – but mask it [i.e. me(at)mailhost(dot)com] – or send a message through my Contact Form.
I love tech, but don’t have as much time or money to spend on it as I’d like. I get what I need to sustain my Geek vicariously through other sources and pass it along to you.
